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.TH "GIT\-SECRET\-ADD" "1" "May 2022" "sobolevn" "git-secret 0.5.1-alpha1"
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.SH "NAME"
\fBgit\-secret\-add\fR \- starts to track added files\.
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf

git secret add [\-v] [\-i] <pathspec>\.\.\.
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.fi
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
\fBgit secret add\fR \- tells \fBgit secret\fR which files hold secrets\.
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.P
Adds filepath(s) into \fB\.gitsecret/paths/mapping\.cfg\fR\. (It is not recommended to alter \fB\.gitsecret/paths/mapping\.cfg\fR manually\.)
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.P
As of 0\.2\.6, this command also ensures the filepath is in \fB\.gitignore\fR as the contents are now considered secret and should not be committed into the repository unencrypted\.
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.P
The \fBadd\fR action will fail unless there are already users in \fBgit\-secret\fR\'s keyring\.
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.P
(See git\-secret(7) \fIhttps://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\fR for information about renaming the \.gitsecret folder using the SECRETS_DIR environment variable\.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.nf

\-v  \- verbose, shows extra information\.
\-i  \- does nothing, adding paths to \.gitignore is now the default behavior\.
\-h  \- shows this help\.
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.fi
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.SH "MANUAL"
Run \fBman git\-secret\-add\fR to see this document\.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
git\-secret\-init(1) \fIhttps://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\-init\fR, git\-secret\-tell(1) \fIhttps://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\-tell\fR, git\-secret\-hide(1) \fIhttps://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\-hide\fR, git\-secret\-reveal(1) \fIhttps://git\-secret\.io/git\-secret\-reveal\fR
